Bad news as food hygiene ratings handed to two Tower Hamlets restaurants

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 27th May 2022, 09:44 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Tower Hamlets’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s bad news for them both.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Tower Hamlets’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows – and it’s bad news for them both.

Chickies Point, at 590 Roman Road, London was handed a zero-out-of-five rating after assessment on May 5.

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And Lucky Dog, at Ground, 70 Brick Lane, London was also given a score of zero on May 5.

It means that of Tower Hamlets's 979 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 677 (69%) have ratings of five and just three have zero ratings.